Before The Menzingers became one of the most beloved punk bands of the last nearly-20 years, three members–co-vocalist/guitarist Tom May, bassist Eric Keen, and drummer Joe Godino–played in the ska-punk band Bob and the Sagets. (The other co-vocalist, Greg Barnett, played in the ska-punk band Kos-Mos alongside future Tigers Jaw member Adam McIlwee and future members of Captain, We’re Sinking.) Speaking about Bob and the Sagets in a 2018 interview for Stereogum with Ian Cohen, Tigers Jaw’s Ben Walsh said, “They were so good too, as far as ska goes.” The Menzingers just put out a new single and announced a tour with Microwave, Cloud Nothings, and Rodeo Boys, but meanwhile, Tom May went down memory lane on an episode of the In Defense of Ska podcast where h...
